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My understanding of the Book of Job was a story about the devil testing a perfect and upright man. The devil tried to get him to curse God through his trails and tribulations. He was perfect in his heart.

The devil came to talk during the angels meeting with God. God asked the devil what did he want. We all know the devil is a deciever that lurks around looking for Gods good people to devour, steal, kill and destroy. The devil requested to attack Job because he believed that he would become weak and curse God and follow the devils plan. God commanded the devil to save his life. This is the same in the modern world. The devil search around to influence us to stray away from God.

It’s amazing and confirms that the devil have no authority over God because he had to get God’s permission to attack Job. The devil attacked Job’s family, body, and material things. He lost all 7 of children in less than a week. Next, he lost all his cattle and herbs. Lastly, the devil struck Job with a body sickness that put him all the way down near death.

Job story reminds me of my own life story. As I started getting closer to God, the devil has been testing my faith but I have been standing firm.

Do you know how God controls the earth? How do he allow rain to fall without the ocean flooding over in land.

God questioned Job because all his extended complaining and mourning . These questions from God in Job 38-40 help us realize he’s a Powerful & Mighty God.

In the end, Job was blessed with double of what he had because he never went against God nor cursed God. He experienced a great deal of suffering and even started to complain a little but God saw his pure heart. God spoke to Job to help him understand how small his tribulations are compared to Gods suffering of protecting his children who sin on a daily basis, laying the foundations of the heavens, maintaining the universe and so much more. Job asked for forgiveness of the bickering and became grateful for God saving his life. God was happy to bless Job with Double of his riches in glory, children, live stock and home.

We must remember to appreciate where we are in life bc others may have it worst. God will forgive us and bless us the same way. We must stand firm against the strategies of the enemy.

The book of Ezra was a time of forgiveness and restoration for the people ofIsrael. Over the last few rulings, God exiled the Children ofIsraelbecause of their wrong doing. God forgave the children ofIsraelsoftened King Cyrus heart to free them. They was instructedto rebuild the temple of God. They was warnedabout the people in the land corrupt ways. For some reason the children ofIsraelis easily influenced. God instructed them not to intermarry with them.

Fast forward to today. Many of us has been led into the land of America (Modern Day Babylon). Gods laws and commandments are still the same and we still intermarry with corrupt people. (Ezra 9:12).

God is so forgiving. So far, I learned that God do not like evil doing. He will call you out and make you pay for your wrong doing, regardless if you learn a lesson or not. I have truly built a strong relationship with God and know wlhat he like and don’t like. I’m understanding his laws for the children of Israel as I read more Bible stories. It is so easy to build a close relationship with God. You have to be willing to take time out for God.

The Book of Chronicles in the bible talks about all the family lineage way back to Adam. However, the lineage of David’s descendants as King is told in detail. Most of them did evil in the sight of the lord when they rose to power. It’s like the presidents and prime ministers in the 21st century. Many have done wrong in the sight of the lord. They promote wrong doing and the people follow wrong doing. God has been hurt for so long because as hia children we follow behind Godless men.

A couple of Kings that did good was King Solomon and King Hezekiah. When they did good by the lord, they was blessed exceedingly. However, when kings rose up and did evil by the lord, the lord brought his wrath upon them. Many were defeated in battle, sickness and chaos came around when God’s people were disobedient.

So as we fast forward to the 21st century, our presidents have done evil and now God is pouring his wrath on the world, especially America. Everything has already been done under the sun. We are living in generational curses, walking dead in the mind and don’t have a close relationship with God. People are dropping like flies, the land is in a famine, disease and sickness is widespread and wars are ongoing. Only followers of God will survive. God will protect his obiedient children. This was a great lesson about free will. If you choose to be obiedient, God will bless you with an overflow of his riches and glory. If you reject his laws, his wrath will come down you.

The Book of Joshua was a continued mission of God. Joshua was protected, never left nor forgotten. Joshua is the one who led the people of Isreal to a land flowing with milk and honey. It was important to be strong and courageous. Their journey led to an overflow of blessings and the ultimate test of faith. There were rivers to cross and vast grassland. The Lord lifted up the waters for them to cross the Jordan on dry ground.

Lesson: Trust a man or woman of God who speaks, practice and encourage others to believe the impossible. The Lord helped build a strong reputation for Joshua throughout the land. It seemed impossible to do alone but Joshua had faith.

This book also discusses how the Lord told the 12 Israelites to create a memorial of Stones for future generations like us. God knew we would want to see proof since the sins would blind us spiritually. We would ask what was the stones for. They piled 12 stones from the Jordan river for proof that God lifted the sea waters so they could cross.

In Jericho, God gave the Israelites a mission to take over the town. The Ram’s horn would be the calling to go to take over the land. The Arc of the Lord was carried with them on their journey. During the time of their destruction of Jericho, they were instructed to not take any gold, silver, iron or because it was heavenly treasures. Individuals within the Israelites decided to sneak and steal God’s treasure by burying them in the ground.

Lesson: God knows our every move because we are apart of God. Instead of going to each person who lied, and stole God’s possession privately, God called every single Israelite. The Lord called out each Tribe that had a guilty man. The clan within the tribe was then called, followed by the guilty man family. The guilty person within that family was finally be called out. In modern day, people would call that embarrassing to be called out in front of everyone.

In 2017, on this beautiful summer day, we share the same belief as our ancestors. You know the common saying “you represent your family, job, business, city, state, country, the human race, and most of all a being of God. God has given us commandments, laws, rules, and scriptures to help us follow a righteous path. Next, it states after the family of the thieves was stoned to death, the lord was no longer angry. To my understanding, the Lord poured his wrath on them. You reap what you sow. However, their consequences were more brutal in the ancient days.

The word got out about the Israelites journey of taking over lands. The people of Gibeon was so afraid of dying, they deceived the Israelites. Joshua got deceived because he didn’t consult with the Lord before making a treaty with them. Joshua was so committed to the Lord, they did not kill the towns due to the promise they made. Their oath was made in the name of the Lord. The people of Gibeon was cursed but not killed.

Lesson: We are guilty of taking action before consulting the Lord and experience the same thing of Joshua in 2017. All because he didn’t put God first, he got tricked. We must make sure we build a personal relationship with God so the enemy can’t deceive us anymore.

The act of God: A miraculous event occurred where the lord allowed the sun to stay in the middle of the sky and didn’t set like a normal day. It was from a prayer Joshua made in order to defeat the enemy. Wow!

The Book of Jashar was mentioned for the first time ever. This is amazing to see how the Bible has led me to another book of God during my God first mission. The book of Joshua taught a lot of lessons about discipline, leadership, loyalty, strength, and faith.

It is time for us to listen to that still voice from within and follow our intuition or spirit. You were created for a purpose. Live out that purpose.

The Lord start giving instructions on how to sacrifice your sins the beginning of Leviticus.

I noticed the Lord had different spiritual instuctions depending on the type of sins or offerings requested. There was 5 original offerings and most were voluntary. It’s interesting to know it was normal to kill a living animal to offer it as a meat offering. One reason for this is because the Lord love the sweet savour in the air. This reminds me when we to to grandma house while she cooking some good ol soul food on Sunday. Those who have a joy for cooking has a gift for God. Listening to Leviticus 1-13 help me realize how much God love the sweet, delicious smell of food. That explain why there is a deep-rooted tradition of soul food and praying before everyone eat. We are in the house of the lord, therefore we must learn how to satisfy the Lord in all aspects of our lives.

It was very important for people to prepare their sacrifices properly. For example, their would be instructions for peace offerings. If someone sinned against God’s law, a priest would make an atonement for them. A ruler would have to bring a goat as a sin offering. The vantage point to focus on in the 21st century is where, what and how do God want us to prepare our different offerings?

If a soul sin, he must bear his iniquity. If a soul touch the uncleaness of man, he should be guilty. These particular scripture reminds me of modern day laws. If you are in the company of bad people when caught, you can get caught up with their bad experiences. There was trepass offerings as well. What do you think about when you hear trepass? Reading through the bible shows how much God really care for his people. By having instructions, wisdom, knowledge and revelation allow us to live life more abundantly on earth. This scripture also gave me the inner, over and understanding of why people today sacrifice to the Lord along with know Jesus Christ was the ultimate sacrifice. I’ve seen people sacrifice eating their favorite foods, material things, time and more. I’m committed to find the Lord’s way to sacrifice for my sins. Do you think the Lord still expect us to have sin, peace, burnt, grain and trespass offerings? Why or why not?

It is so true that everything already happened under the sun. Today, it’s a matter of praying, mediating and listening for God’s answer on how he want us to sacrifice for our sins. I pray that the Lord forgive us of our sins known and Unknown. Eventhough, the bible gave instructions before Christ for sin offerings, we still need to cleanse our heart, spirit and soul today in the 21st century. Some reasons they sacrificed for the Lord was for intentional sin, unintentional sin, or thanksgiving and freewill. I’m falling in love with the almighty more more everyday.

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They say that everything we are experiencing during this lifetime has already happened under the sun. The story of Jacob really stood out to me. To my understanding, the spirit of jealousy, impatience, lies, and dishonesty was created around this time. Great things also happened during this time because God spirit never left.

Jacob was told by his mother to trick his father into blessing him instead of his brother Esau. He knew that it wasn’t right to lie to his father but still lied to him. Jacob reaped struggles in his years working to marry Rachel. Her father tried to hustle and get over on him. During this time in the story, I realized that Jacob asks God for the forgiveness of his wrong-doing in his past. Throughout all the sinful things that Jacob and his family did, God still forgave him. We will all walk through the shadow of the valley of death. Even when we slip and fall, we must recognize, repent, forgive and ask for forgiveness.

Now even though God forgave Jacob, the sin was passed down to the next generation. I noticed Jacob favored his son Joseph more than the rest. Joseph older brothers became jealous of him. Joseph suffered when they sold him to slavery, but he kept a pure heart with God. God protected over Joseph through his prison years.

Due to Joseph patience and pure heart, God blessed him and his family tremendously. Joseph was blessed with fortunes such as land, riches, and glory. Joseph still remained humbled when he caught up with his brothers who sold him. It proves that being humble, praying, repenting and standing firm through the trials and tribulations is the best way to live life right by God. I’m honored to know that the Bible is the core instructions before leaving earth. It is exciting to learn more about God.

God has his warrior angels that are preparing to demolish the devil’s plan to kill, steal and destroy God’s creation. God has angels that are on the front line for battle. They are the ones willing to protest and protect God’s creation with no fear. God also has the angels who are prepared to lead physical, mental and spiritual battles.

Yes, his divine plan has the angels who are willing to speak up and prepare for Gods exaltation. God has administrative angels to communicate, pray, minister and educate other servants and those on the battlefield . We all are God’s warrior in one way, shape or form.

Tap into your God like strength and weakness as we come together starting January 2, 2017 to go through the entire Bible. We must know God to fight the devil in this modern day. Invite a friend to learn more about God during these trying times of the enemy.